Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis
Coronavirus isn't the only global crisis we face: Climate crisis is expected to be more devastating. Some have observed the response to the two …
WHO gears up amid new coronavirus cases in Japan, Thailand after China
About 41 people in Wuhan were infected with the virus that was traced to a seafood market
Now, Ebola case surfaces in Uganda
Five-year-old child who travelled from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, down with disease
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%
African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021
Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches
Need a national policy to combat viral and other diseases with pandemic potential: Parliamentary report
Report also made observations about the failure of implementing the One Nation One Ration Card scheme among migrant workers
‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’
During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services
Here is what Indian scientists achieved in 2018
Here is a collection of 15 such stories that gives a glimpse of important developments reported by Indian scientists during the year.
As it gets colder and drier, India may see more H1N1 cases
When dipping temperatures and low rainfall are bad omens for the spread of the influenza, the country received 50 per cent less rainfall this …
Avian flu killing Jharkhand crows: virology institute
Highly pathogenic H5N1virus that can even spread to humans
Reunion dengue study claims climate data can help predict disease outbreaks
Sub-seasonal climate forecasts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model were incorporated into a vector model that …
Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure
Trial ‘PrEPVacc’ was testing two different vaccine regimens on about 1,500 volunteers in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa
Congo reports biggest mpox outbreak with first sexually transmitted cases in the world: WHO
As many as 22 of country's 26 provinces reported cases, total suspected cases almost three times the previous highest recorded in 2020
COVID-19 triggers brain inflammation similar to Parkinson’s: Study
Researchers also found a possible treatment for such inflammations
Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet
More funding can't solve the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone
As told to Parliament (December 10, 2021): 237 Zika virus cases in India so far
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (November 30, 2021): 5,579 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2020
Zika virus declared ‘Public Health Emergency’ by WHO
The virus has been related to microcephaly and other neurological disorders in newborns
Amid Ebola crisis, West Africa fears Lassa fever outbreak
Symptoms of Lassa mimic the initial symptoms of Ebola virus disease
Avian flu reaches mainland Antarctica, confirm scientists
Discovery triggers need to prepare polar programmes to avoid transmission of infection to humans
Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report
Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics
Is it time to find a second home for Asiatic lions?
The recent deaths of lions in Gir has raised the issue of their translocation to a safer place
Not just virus, tourism and staff crunch also kill Gir lions
Illegal lion shows and laxity in protection of forests one of the major reasons behind deaths of 23 Asiatic lions
‘It may be too late to contain virus outbreak killing Gir lions’
An American researcher, who worked on mitigating the canine distemper outbreak in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park in 1994, talks to Down …